Agents¶

othello.agent.base
othello.agent.human
othello.agent.random_bot

The othello.agent package contains an abstract base class Agent that all agent classes should be derived from. New agent types can be registered as plugins.

othello.agent.base¶

Abstract base class for agents.

class othello.agent.base.Agent¶

Agent abstract base class.

abstract select_move(game_state)¶

Select move given game state.

Return type: Move

othello.agent.human¶

Human agent module.

class othello.agent.human.Human¶

Human agent.

static notation_to_move(move_input)¶

Convert notation string to Point instance.

Parameters: move_input (str) – Notation to be converted.
Return type: Move
Returns: Move.

static point_to_notation(point)¶

Convert Point instance to notation string.

Parameters: point (Point) – Point to be converted.
Return type: str
Returns: Notation.
Raises: NotationError – No notation exists for given point.

select_move(game_state)¶

Select move using user input.

Parameters: game_state (GameState) – Current game state.
Return type: Move
Returns: Move instance.

static validate_input(move_input)¶

Validate human input.

Parameters: move_input (str) – Notation input.
Raises: InvalidInputError – Input is not valid move notation.
Return type: None

exception othello.agent.human.InvalidInputError¶: Exception class for when input is not a valid move selection.

exception othello.agent.human.NotationError¶: Exception class for when game notation related errors.

othello.agent.random_bot¶

Random bot agent module.

class othello.agent.random_bot.RandomBot¶

RandomBot agent.

select_move(game_state)¶

Choose a random valid move.

Parameters: game_state (GameState) – Current game state.
Return type: Move
Returns: Move instance.